Thread: How to hide cursor in a Linux/Unix console?

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    Question How to hide cursor in a Linux/Unix console?

    Hi,

    I am looking for a way to hide the cursor in a Linux/Unix console, or at least move the cursor to a desirable position. I don’t wish to permanently alter the cursor, just while my program runs in the terminal. I assume it’s not as easy as in the windows dos prompt but hopefully it won’t include package instalment. Thanks in advance.
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